About

The
Cairo Dish-Painting Initiative is a collaborative art project launched
by Jason Stoneking for the purpose of helping to beautify the Cairo
skyline.

(Arabic below)
The Cairo Dish-Painting Initiative is a project launched by Jason
Stoneking, in cooperation with the Artellewa Art Space, as part of his
residency there in the fall of 2014. It was inspired by a conversation
with Egyptian artist Hany Hommos on his balcony in Cairo, when he said
that the endless sea of dirty brown satellite dishes made the skyline
depressing to look at. Jason suggested
that maybe something could be done about this that would be fun and
empowering for the people in the community. So along with the help and
support of the entire Artellewa team, Jason and Hany made their way
first to the roof of the Artellewa building in the Ard-El-Lewa
neighborhood of Cairo, and painted the satellite dishes in bright,
day-glow colors. The plan in the coming weeks is to approach several
other buildings in the area about painting the dishes on their rooftops.
And in time, the hope is that this idea would catch on and spread
across Cairo. That the citizens of this vibrant city would help brighten
their skyline, and announce to the world that the signals of hope,
happiness, and free expression are the ones that they want to receive.